Clark Gable's Big Hands

Clark Gable's Big Hands

Maret 14, 2011
Clark Gable, Franklin Roosevelt, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood history, W.S. Van Dyke II

One of the first things people do when visiting the stars’ handprints and footprints in cement out front of the (now) Mann’s Chinese Theater...

Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red

Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red

Maret 10, 2011
Cadmium Yellow Blood Red

This is to announce my latest novel “Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red”, available as an e-book on Amazon.com, Smashwords ,and here at Barnes &...

Strange Bargain - 1949

Strange Bargain - 1949

Maret 07, 2011
Arlene Gray, film noir, Harry Morgan, Jeffrey Lynn, Martha Scott, Michael Chapin, Richard Gaines, Strange Bargain

“Strange Bargain” (1949) is film noir stepping out of the shadows and into the living room. It’s a great example of what happens when middle...

Fourth Anniversary

Fourth Anniversary

Maret 03, 2011

Just a brief note to mark (tomorrow) the fourth anniversary of Another Old Movie Blog. Thank you for reading, and for commenting. What amaze...

Deception - 1946

Deception - 1946

Februari 28, 2011
Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Deception, Paul Henreid

“Deception” (1946) has a melodramatic plot of unexpected twists, and is guided by the very strong characterizations of the three principle f...

The Bargain of the Century - 1933

The Bargain of the Century - 1933

Februari 24, 2011
Billy Gilbert, Charley Chase, Hal Roach, James Burtis, The Bargain of the Century, Thelma Todd, Zasu Pitts

“The Bargain of the Century” (1933) is one of a series of Hal Roach shorts featuring Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd, surely one of the most ende...

Happy Presidents Day

Happy Presidents Day

Februari 21, 2011
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn, Irving Berlin, Jean Arthur, Marjorie Reynolds

Happy Presidents Day, for those of us in the U.S.   Happy retail sales.  Happy day off.  Others are more reverent.  Here, Connie Milligan, c...